Manamantha (2016)

Original title

మనమంతా

Directed by

Chandra Sekhar Yelati

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

U

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An anthology drama that weaves together stories of different people in a city. Their lives intersect in small, meaningful ways showing how everyone is connected.

interconnectedgentlereflectiveemotionalhopefulthought-provokinglife-affirming

What happens

Manamantha (transl. All of Us) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language anthology film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Sai Korrapati. It stars Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Raina Rao and also marks the former's Telugu debut after a guest appearance in the 1994 Telugu film Gandeevam. The music was composed by Mahesh Shankar with cinematography by Rahul Shrivatsav and editing by G. V. Chandra Sekhar. The film was partially reshot in Malayalam as Vismayam (transl. Amazement) with a slightly different cast. The film was officially launched on 29 November 2015 in Hyderabad. The movie was mostly shot in Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Secunderabad. Principal photography commenced on the following day. Manamantha was premiered on 4 August 2016 in North America and was released worldwide on 5 August 2016. Its Malayalam version, titled Vismayam was released in October 2016, but the Tamil version, titled Namadhu, was released simultaneously along with Manamantha. The film is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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